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So we took money out of dad's superannuation to pay for a service on his car & possibly some new tires. The caveat was, before we even worried about the new tires we'd get any urgent work done because (comparatively) the tires could wait if there's a major defect to resolve first.

So fast forward to today when we get the service done and it appears a high pressure line in the power steering assembly needs replacement, sooner rather than later. That eats most of the money we withdrew. That would be okay, except it transpires that the GIBBERING COCK PUNNET only went and specifically asked them to NOT get the tires rotated - which was otherwise included in part of the normal service routine - because he just up and assumed he'd go out afterward and get new tires anyway. Without knowing if there were going to be any defects. Which we had specifically discussed, having the tires rotated would buy a little time to get money together for new tires if we have to blow this wad of cash on a defect. Which we do now. As was anticipated.

*throwing my hands up in the air in disgust*

There's other :reasons: this has made me so angry that I don't want to get into right now, suffice to say it has combined to make this a really shitty day in an otherwise alright week.

Yeah I've seriously considered phoning them and asking them to squeeze it in with the other work. I don't drive.

What's probably going to happen is I'm going to pull another grand out of his super because I sure as well won't let him hit my mum up for the cash, which based on long experience I know is exactly what he'll do next. What's aggravating is that it will take a few weeks for that to process and a cheque to arrive & clear the account, during which I'll probably have to deal with him being more of a shitlord than usual because he couldn't get instant gratification. Like, he's my dad and I love him dearly but he has some mental health issues and can be pretty toxic to live with at times.

Probably verging into emo thread territory with this, so that'll do for now. Just ... ugh. I mean we're lucky he still has super left so we're not in the most dire straits here, it's just infuriating that on top of all his usual nonsense he has also managed to architect this too.

It is absurd that we are capable of witnessing a 40,000 year old system of gender oppression begin to dissolve before our eyes yet still see the abolition of a 200 year old economic system as an unrealistic utopia.

Do people like him? He's pretty insufferable and he quite often has segments which entirely don't work on the radio like he doesn't understand his own medium

I did enjoy his coverage of the run up to the brexit referendum though because he was so nakedly appalled by the vox pop that he was stumped for words on a few occasions and would struggle for cogence in the face of what we now know as the will of the people.

I think he's insufferable too, but my dad listens to him and a couple of my housemates listen to him fairly often. None have any time for my complaints about him

Originally Posted by Paul Mason

It is absurd that we are capable of witnessing a 40,000 year old system of gender oppression begin to dissolve before our eyes yet still see the abolition of a 200 year old economic system as an unrealistic utopia.

It is absurd that we are capable of witnessing a 40,000 year old system of gender oppression begin to dissolve before our eyes yet still see the abolition of a 200 year old economic system as an unrealistic utopia.